Layout/ print formatting query

Hello -

Someone else configured our FMP database, and i was trying to tweak
the width of a portal, and I somehow messed up the print formatting -
I am hoping someone might be able to help me!

There are two portals one above the other, the top with 12 lines and
the bottom with 30 lines, each with a created header row for each.
When i would seek out an entry and do the print/print preview layout,
what used to happen was that the portal would shrink to accomodate
only the rows that were used: all empty rows would disappear. The
same would happen with the bottom portal, and the bottom portal and
header row would "scootch" up on the page so that there was not extra
blank space.

While both portals still only show used lines, the second one no
longer scootches up. I though it might be grouping, anchoring, or
locking, but it appears this is not the case. In addition, the white
print on a black bar that used to be the heading no longer shows the
white print: the type is scootching up, but the black bar and portal
below is not. I tried grouping the objects, but I cannot get the bar
and portal to act in the same manner as the text.

I would be most grateful for any advise or nods in the right
direction.

Thank you in advance -

Kris
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